Wednesday, October 1, 2014

KHL October 1st, 2014

Three games on today, beginning with...

Atlant Mytishchi hosting Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Atte Engren are between the pipes. Mytishchi began with an Igor Levitsky goal, via Matthew Gilroy. Helsinki tied it on a Tommi Huhtala goal, with a lone assist by Steve Moses. Jokerit took the lead with Huhtala scoring on a penalty shot he received when Maxim Mayorov hooked him on a scoring chance. Atlant tied it in the second period on a Yaroslav Dyblenko goal, courtesy of Mikhail Glukhov and Maxim Potapov. Mytishchi took the lead in the third period as Sergei Shmelyov scored, thanks to Gilroy on the power play. Helsinki retied it with an unassisted Moses goal. Jokerit won 4-3 in overtime with a Linus Omark goal, assisted by Oskari Korpikari and Juhamatti Aaltonen. The three stars went to Huhtala, Moses, and Gilroy.

Out west, Slovan Bratislava welcomes Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Jaroslav Janus are in the blue paint. Bratislava struck first in the first period with a Ziga Jeglic goal, passed from Rok Ticar and Libor Hudacek. Slovan added on with a Michal Vondrka goal, assisted by Matt Murley and Ladislav Nagy. Bratislava extended the lead with a Vondrka power play goal, powered by Murley. Slovan padded the lead on a Murley shorthanded goal, set up by Nagy. Edgars Masalskis replaced Sedlacek in goal for the second period. Riga got on the board with a Linus Videll goal, coming off of Lauris Darzins and Mikelis Redlihs. Bratislava finished it at 5-1 with a third period Hudacek goal, courtesy of Jeglic and Ticar. The three stars were Vondrka, Murley, and Jeglic, while Ticar, Hudacek, and Nagy get the honorable mentions.

Finally, Medvescak Zagreb brings in SKA St. Petersburg. Alexander Salak and Mark Dekanich protect the nets. St. Petersburg led off in the first period with an Artemy Panarin goal, fueled by Vadim Shipachyov and Evgeny Dadonov. SKA added on as Panarin scored a power play goal, powered by Dadonov and Ilya Kovalchuk. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the second period on a Patrick Thoresen goal, coming off of Shipachyov and the goalie Salak. SKA padded the lead on a power play goal by Andrei Kuteikin, with a lone assist by Roman Cervenka. St. Petersburg finished it at 5-0 in the third period with a Shipachyov goal, made possible by Panarin and Dadonov, the latter getting a sock trick. The three stars were Panarin, Shipachyov, and Dadonov, while Salak (22 save shutout) gets an honorable mention.

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